The amount of time an activity can slip without delaying the overall project completion.
Float (also called slack) is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project completion date (total float) or without delaying any successor activity (free float). Activities with zero total float are on the critical path. Ownership of float — whether it belongs to the owner, contractor, or project — is frequently a contractual issue with significant implications for delay analysis.
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